samizdat
noun
sa·miz·dat
ˈsä-mēz-ˌdät 
: a system in the Soviet Union and countries within its orbit by which government-suppressed literature was clandestinely printed and distributed
also
: such literature
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In an era in which politicians are focus-grouped to the point of parody, the exchange felt like samizdat smuggled across the borders of liberal piety.
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Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
In response, samizdat (self-publishing) emerged.
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Jennifer Lutz,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
Agents later discovered a samizdat archive of Mamleev’s writings at the home of Dugin’s parents.
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James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
His political disillusionment is recounted in this semi-autobiographical novel, which, because of its anti-Stalinist bent, had to be printed in installments by samizdat (a clandestine network of underground publishers).
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Pamela Newton,
The Atlantic,
7 July 2024
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Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
In response, samizdat (self-publishing) emerged.
—
Jennifer Lutz,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
Agents later discovered a samizdat archive of Mamleev’s writings at the home of Dugin’s parents.
—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
His political disillusionment is recounted in this semi-autobiographical novel, which, because of its anti-Stalinist bent, had to be printed in installments by samizdat (a clandestine network of underground publishers).
—
Pamela Newton,
The Atlantic,
7 July 2024
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“Samizdat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/samizdat. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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